Malaria rapid diagnostic test performance : results of WHO product testing of malaria RDTs : round 5 (2013)
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2014
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WHO estimates that half the world’s population is at risk of malaria. In 2012, there were an estimated 207 million cases (with an uncertainty range of 135 million to 287 million) and an estimated 627 000 deaths (with an uncertainty range of 473 000 to 789 000). Approximately 90% of all malaria deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa, and 77% occur in children under 5 years. Malaria remains endemic in 104 countries, and, while parasite-based diagnosis is increasing, most suspected cases of malaria are still not properly confirmed, resulting in over-use of antimalarial drugs and poor disease monitoring (1)... |
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World Health Organization |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/75953/1/eprints_75953_PUB.pdf http://www.who.int/malaria/publications/atoz/9789241507554/en/ Cunningham, Jane & Gatton, Michelle L. (2014) Malaria rapid diagnostic test performance : results of WHO product testing of malaria RDTs : round 5 (2013). World Health Organization, Switzerland. |
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Copyright 2013 World Health Organization |
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Faculty of Health; School of Public Health & Social Work |
Palavras-Chave | #111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified #malaria #rapid diagnostic test #quality assurance |
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